[PATCH 34/59] x86: Fix THREAD_GSCOPE_RESET_FLAG build on clang
Adhemerval Zanella Netto
adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Mon Oct 20 18:47:47 GMT 2025
On 19/10/25 12:21, Uros Bizjak wrote:
>
>
> On 10/17/25 21:13, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
>> clang does not support __seg_fs in asm constraint.
>> ---
>> sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
>> index abfeb88054..2c4b9aaa80 100644
>> --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
>> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tls.h
>> @@ -198,13 +198,26 @@ _Static_assert (offsetof (tcbhead_t, __glibc_unused2) == 0x80,
>> # define THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_UNUSED 0
>> # define THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_USED 1
>> # define THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_WAIT 2
>> +
>> +/* clang does not support __seg_fs in asm constraint. */
>> +# ifdef __clang__
>> +# define XCHGL_GSCOPE(__r) \
>> + asm volatile ("xchgl %0, %%fs:%P1" \
>> + : "=r" (__r) \
>> + : "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, header.gscope_flag)), \
>> + "0" (THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_UNUSED))
>
> This needs a "memory" clobber, because this asm hides memory access
> from the compiler. Please see the "memory" special clobber argument
> section in [1].
>
> Also, please use the "c" operand modifier instead of "P". Clang allows
> "c" with "i" constraint and also checks that operand fits "c".
Ack.
>
> Clang accepts __seg_fs prefixed addresses, it just "forgets" to emit %fs: prefix in the generated code. While this could be considered a bug with clang, the simplest solution is to just conditionally put "%%fs:" prefix in the asm template for clang.
We also need to use a 'i' constraint, clang does not accept 'm' witha
'((struct pthread __seg_fs *)0)->header.gscope_flag'.
>
> [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Extended-Asm.html#Clobbers-and-Scratch-Registers
>
> Uros.
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